Galar's Secret Miracle

Rivals' Progress

~{Author's Pre-Notes}~

(Mimikyu sitting alone in a bedroom in front of a computer screen.)

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What? You thought I was playing something else? Heh, I wish... As of today, I'm heading back to improve my education... yay. Meh, but it's not like I'm gonna stop this fic or my other one, but it's clear that chapters are probably gonna take longer to finish, maybe not for this week or next week though since I don't think I'll get too much work. But hey, I don't know for sure. But either way, I'll still be home for the entirety of my classes, so besides doing my standard work, I'm sure I'll still have a good amount of free time to keep working or to playing things. But enough about that, let's go over what ya boy has gone through last chapter.

(Flips open notebook)

Oh yeah, he almost got dunked on by Piers and Gloria, heh. But then he managed to escape and head on to his battle against the big man Kabu. Quite a good battle, if I do say so myself. But now let's see the aftermath of said battle, and see how the rest of the challengers are going to do against the ever-burning Kabu. I personally can't wait until Victor gets into the second part of the Wild Area, which is going to be HUGE compared to the southern part he was just in. But that's for a later chapter, let's see how he's doing now?

(Clicks play button on computer)

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~{Motostoke Locker Room-8:56AM}~

"I'm alright... I-I'm alright..."

Victor was still in his white Gym uniform, forehead and hands on a locker as he took several deep breaths. Sweat was going down the side of his head as he kept his eyes closed, shaking in place.

"Cor? Cor?" Twilight was perched on one of the benches of the room, staring at his trainer with concern.

"Y-Yeah... I'm fine, Twilight. It's just... I don't really know myself, but I think it's gotta do with Dynamaxing..." Victor panted.

Twilight flapped his wings and perched himself on the open locker door next to his trainer. "Cor?"

"I-It's not like last time. Even after the battle ended, I still feel like I'm burning up... And it's not from Kabu..."

Victor weakly pushed himself off the locker and weakly looked up to Twilight with a strained smile.

"Heh... I-It's... getting worse." He turned his body and pressed his back against the locker, "I think... I may need to call mom... but..."

"...Cor?" Twilight's eyes narrowed.

Victor looked down, nervously shaking.

"Y-Yeah... She might freak out and make me come back... B-But I don't want to, not after making it this far..."

He sighed before raising his head to look straight up with his eyes closed. "I don't even think she can figure out what's wrong with me without any equipment... And she's never studied Dynamax energy, so I don't think she'd give a credible reason as to what's going on..."

He lowered his head and gazed down into his hand.

"It has something to do with my pokemon DNA... It must be reacting to Dynamax energy, but..."

Victor stood up straight, holding his still slightly burning right arm.

"Just what's it doing to me?"

*Knock! Knock! Knock!*

"Eh?" Victor stood up straight as he heard the locker room door, followed by silence. "Um... Who is it?"